veranellies: welcome to my front yard part 2 potatoes!!!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

welcome to my front yard part 2 potatoes!!!

Last week I shared with you the starting process of our front yard. The mister has gotten quite a bit done over the last 2-3 weeks.

Including my potato box! He built it using an old pallet. the slots on the sides will allow us to put our grubby hands in and pull out the potatoes.

He read that soaker hoses are the best to use in potato boxes. So we started by filling the bottom of the box with a mix of compost and manure.

You place the potato starters with their eyes upward - we are doing half purple (i forgot the technical names) and half gold potatoes. We then began to wrap in the soaker hose.

Covered the potatoes with more of the compost/manure mix we made up. We now will place straw on top (which is now on top- I was just too lazy to go take another picture). Once the potatoes begin growing you continue to add to the layers. Hopefully we get lots of potatoes because I'm a potato fiend!

Next week I'll show you our awesome raspberry bushes we got (thornless in containers!) and our one plot that has our broccoli, carrots, lettuces and radishes. Unfortunately we don't have a lot of xtra cash this summer to spend on buying all the dirts/composts/peat/hummus etc. So we are going to do it the natural way- so not all will be plantable in this summer/fall. But we should have a bit going, next year tho...next year will be insanity! I can't wait.

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Jacqui · 618 weeks ago

You will get so many potatoes! Yum. You just can't beat home grown potatoes.
Jacqui x

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veranellies 79p · 618 weeks ago

fingers crossed! we were out there last night and i joked that i wouldn't mind filling all the beds with just carrots and potatoes, hahah. i'd be one happy gal!

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ashley · 618 weeks ago

I did my first potatoes last year! They were AMAZING! good luck! :)

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veranellies 79p · 618 weeks ago

I am soooo excited! i had never had the purple/blue ones before (i forgot the name of them) but we got them last year at the farmers market - and they were so fun to cut up and make french fries with! i could seriously eat potatoes every day haha what kind did you grow?

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Gypsy in Jasper · 618 weeks ago

My gosh, you guys are gardening champions. I'm so impressed with all of your progress. I remember you posting photos of the front yard last year and how miserable you were with all of the work you were doing. It looks like it's all paying off now. Think of all the delicious goodness you're going to get out of there. Om nom nom nom.

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veranellies 79p · 618 weeks ago

yeah, last year wasn't fun. that was destruction of all my gorgeous flower beds - weeds - insanity - but this year the mister really took charge and its stunning. you should see it this week! its been raining every night, you wouldn't believe how much everything filled in over the past week. I get so excited to post the progress pictures every week. it's going to be even more exciting when w get to start eating it!! you are doing your garden again this year right? or no, because of work?

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Jennifer · 618 weeks ago

I so wanted to do potatoes this year but I ended up doing a small container garden instead. Now, after seeing your pictures, I totally regret not going the spud route! I can't wait to see your harvest!